Mia Livingston https://mialivingston.com Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:53:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://mialivingston.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/favico.png Mia Livingston https://mialivingston.com 32 32 Does Buddhism Really Work? Buddhism and Psychotherapy https://mialivingston.com/does-buddhism-really-work-buddhism-and-psychotherapy/ https://mialivingston.com/does-buddhism-really-work-buddhism-and-psychotherapy/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:58:34 +0000 https://mialivingston.com/?p=1629 ‘Can Zen Make Us Happier? Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Lives and Busy Minds‘ is an interview with Mia Livingston and Benny Liow, Editor of the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia’s magazine Eastern Horizon (pp. 51-55, January 2026) Mia Livingston is a doctoral … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/does-buddhism-really-work-buddhism-and-psychotherapy/feed/ 1 Where’s home? https://mialivingston.com/wheres-home/ https://mialivingston.com/wheres-home/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 00:29:57 +0000 https://mialivingston.com/?p=1571 As a “Third Culture Kid” one of the hardest — and saddest — questions to answer, is also one of the most common: “Where are you from?” I interrogate the meaning of ‘home’ in an essay for the Journal of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/wheres-home/feed/ 0 Talking about love in the Telegraph https://mialivingston.com/talking-about-love-in-the-telegraph/ https://mialivingston.com/talking-about-love-in-the-telegraph/#respond Sun, 13 Feb 2022 09:34:58 +0000 https://mialivingston.com/?p=1408 My husband and I are featured on the cover of the Sunday Telegraph’s lifestyle today, “Against my will, choice and better judgment I found myself helplessly in love: four couples explain how fundamental differences in personality, lifestyle or upbringing have … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/talking-about-love-in-the-telegraph/feed/ 0 Make A Wish Like A Zen Monk https://mialivingston.com/how-to-make-a-wish-like-a-zen-monk/ https://mialivingston.com/how-to-make-a-wish-like-a-zen-monk/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:37:43 +0000 https://mialivingston.com/?p=1388 Last New Year’s Eve, I was moved by a talk that a Zen monk gave about how to make a wish. It struck me as a skill that everyone could benefit from, and not just at New Year’s, so he … Continue reading →

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]]> From Astronauts To Psychotherapy https://mialivingston.com/astronauts-and-psychotherapy/ https://mialivingston.com/astronauts-and-psychotherapy/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:23:37 +0000 http://mialivingston.com/?p=1165 I’m happy to report that my TEDx talk on love has now reached more than 2,000 views!  (Update in 2020: 400K+.)  Click here if you prefer to read a transcript.  If you’re up for an easy challenge, play spot-the-resemblance in this talk … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/astronauts-and-psychotherapy/feed/ 2 Q&A: Where should I study Buddhism? https://mialivingston.com/where-should-i-study-buddhism/ https://mialivingston.com/where-should-i-study-buddhism/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:26:23 +0000 http://mialivingston.com/?p=1130 “Hi, I was thinking about a long term stay in a monastery, but I have absolutely no idea which ones are most suitable for me. I know that there are several kinds of ways in which the Monks live and guide … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/where-should-i-study-buddhism/feed/ 2 What is Love? TEDx https://mialivingston.com/what-is-love/ https://mialivingston.com/what-is-love/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:37:16 +0000 http://mialivingston.com/?p=1077 I had great fun making this TEDx talk, I hope you’ll enjoy it. Transcript: “My parents met against all the odds. My father was born in Sweden, my mother in the Philippines. They lived 6,000 miles apart. They were born … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/what-is-love/feed/ 10 Advice to a 20-year-old self https://mialivingston.com/advice-to-a-20-year-old/ https://mialivingston.com/advice-to-a-20-year-old/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:18:42 +0000 http://mialivingston.com/?p=1013 Yesterday I was asked by a young Buddhist, “what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self, when you were just starting on the path?”  I answered, Zen doesn’t mean that nothing matters. Money matters, work matters, every little interaction … Continue reading →

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]]> https://mialivingston.com/advice-to-a-20-year-old/feed/ 7 How to enter a Zen monastery https://mialivingston.com/how-to-enter-a-zen-monastery/ https://mialivingston.com/how-to-enter-a-zen-monastery/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:00:05 +0000 http://mialivingston.com/?p=810 Hi, I’m an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from France. I remember your article about staying in a Zen temple for a year. I am looking to do something similar. Could you tell me how you set that up, what … Continue reading →

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